Gustav Heinemann
Gustav Heinemann | |
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 Heinemann in 1969 | |
| President of Germany[a] | |
| In office 1 July 1969 – 30 June 1974 | |
| Chancellor | Kurt Georg Kiesinger Willy Brandt Helmut Schmidt |
| Preceded by | Heinrich Lübke |
| Succeeded by | Walter Scheel |
| Minister of Justice | |
| In office 1 December 1966 – 26 March 1969 | |
| Chancellor | Kurt Georg Kiesinger |
| Preceded by | Richard Jaeger |
| Succeeded by | Horst Ehmke |
| Minister of the Interior | |
| In office 29 September 1949 – 11 October 1950 | |
| Chancellor | Konrad Adenauer |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Robert Lehr |
| Mayor of Essen | |
| In office 30 October 1946 – 19 October 1949 | |
| Preceded by | Heinz Renner |
| Succeeded by | Hans Toussaint |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Gustav Walter Heinemann 23 July 1899 Schwelm, Prussia, Germany |
| Died | 7 July 1976 (aged 76) Essen, West Germany |
| Political party | Christian Social People's Service (1930–1933) Christian Democratic Union (1945–1952) All-German People's Party (1952–1957) Social Democratic Party of Germany (1957–1976) |
| Spouse(s) |
Hilda Ordemann (m. 1926) |
| Children | 4 |
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Gustav Heinemann was a President of Germany on 1969 and 1974.
Life
Gustav Walter Heinemann (born 23 July 1899 in Schwelm; died 7 July 1976 in Essen) was a German politician. He was Interior Minister under Chancellor Konrad Adenauer. He resigned when Adenauer started getting ready to set up the German Army. He later resigned from the CDU and joined the SPD. He also served as Justice Minister before he was elected Federal President in 1969. He death in 1976.
References
- ↑ Due to the division of Germany, Gustav Heinemann was only the President of West Germany. The term West Germany is the common English name for the Federal Republic of Germany between its formation on 23 May 1949 and the German reunification through the accession of East Germany on 3 October 1990.
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